On the occasion of the 76 th anniversary of the founding of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Korea Today September 9, Juche 113 (2024) marks the 76 th founding anniversary of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Today, the DPRK is achieving notable successes in all fields of state activities including politics, the economy, culture and military affairs, thanks to the seasoned and sophisticated leadership of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un . With the embodiment of the people-first principle in all fields of state activities, in the 2020s alone, tens of thousands of flats in distinctive styles were built in the capital city of Pyongyang, and modern rural houses suited to the specific features of the regions appeared in many parts of the country, thus opening up a new era of rural rejuvenation. The appearance of the country underwent a facelift, and modern factories and enterprises sprang up thanks to the DPRK’s policy of providing its people with a more affluent an...
Laying the Lasting Foundations for Building a Thriving Country Chairman Kim Jong Il was a peerless patriot who dedicated his all to the prosperity of the country. He formulated the revolutionary ideas of President Kim Il Sung as an integrated system of the idea, theory and method of Juche with his extraordinary wisdom and, based on it, gave perfect answers to the theoretical and practical problems arising in the revolution and construction to clearly indicate the road ahead of the socialist Korea. He held up the single-hearted unity as the great foundation of the revolution, turned the DPRK into an invincible political and ideological fortress and consolidated its military capabilities remarkably by dint of Songun-based revolutionary leadership to firmly safeguard the socialist country. He ceaselessly inspected all parts of the country to give on-site guidance. His energetic leadership provided the solid foundations of the self-supporting economy and broug...
The Pyongyang Declaration Let Us Defend and Advance the Cause of Socialism The representatives of political parties from different countries of the world who are striving for the victory of socialism publish this declaration with a firm conviction to defend and advance the socialist cause. Ours is an era of independence and the socialist cause is a sacred one aimed at realising the independence of the popular masses. Socialism suffered a setback in some countries in recent years. As a consequence of this, the imperialists and reactionaries are claiming that socialism has ‘come to an end’. This is nothing but a sophistry to beautify and embellish capitalism and patronise the old order. The setback of socialism and the revival of capitalism in some countries is causing a great loss to the achievement of the socialist cause, but it can never be interpreted as the denial of the superiority of socialism and of the reactionary character of capitalism. Socialism has long been the ...